Extension handle for caskets



y 1934- s. M. RIDDICK Y 1,956,593

EXTENSION HANDLE FOR GASKETS Filed Dec. 15. 1951 Inventor 45. M. fig'aici/c/r flllorney Patented May 1, 1934 EXTENSION HANDLE Fon GASKETS Samuel M. Rid-dick, Canton, Miss; assignor to Kittie B. Riddick, Canton, Miss.

Application December 15, 19b1, Serial No. 581,215

1 Claim.

This invention relates to handles for caskets and the like, the general object of the invention being to provide an extension handle for the casket which is inexpensive to construct, and which has 5 considerable strength and which is movably connected to the casket so that when not in use will hang down alongside the casket and when in use will project therefrom.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter described fully, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim. v

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:-

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side view of the casket showing the improved handle attached thereto with part of the handle in section.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through Fig. 1.

In these views, the letter A indicates the side part of a casket and B indicates a hinge,one leaf 1- being fastened to the casket by the screws 2,

and these screws are so placed that they enter different grains of the wood of the casket so as to greatly eliminate splitting of the wood.

A lug 3 is connected to the other leaf 4 of the hinge, and the handle bar 5 is fastened to the lug by a screw or the like as shown at 6.

Itwill of course be understood that a number of hinges and lugs are used for connecting the handle bar 5 to the casket.

The upper end of the lug is slightly reduced in thickness and is formed with an end part 7 for engaging a part of the leaf 1 of the hinge. When the handle is in use so as to limit the upward movement of the-parts as shown in Fig. 2, and

whenthe handle is notin use the same extends down parallel with the side of the casket.

A cover plate 8 is fastened to the side of the casket by the screws 9 and is formed with the bar by a screw 12.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple form of bar handle for a casket, with means whereby the handle and the parts associated therewith will lie alongside the casket when not in use, but which when in use will be spaced from the sides of the casket so as to enable the casket to be readily carried.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made. in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as n'ew is:-

In combination, a hinge having one leaf adapted to be fastened to a side of a casket, with the second leafdepending from the first leaf, the lower end part of the second leaf being adapted to be fastened to a handle bar, a block fastened to the outer face of the second leaf and covering the same, the lower end of the block abutting and fastened to the handle bar, the upper end of the block forming a shoulder for contacting the lower end of the first leaf to limit upward movement of the second leaf and handle bar, and a cover plate adapted to be fastened to the side of the casket and covering the first leaf and having a notch in its lower part in which the lower portion of the first leaf and the upper portion of the second leaf are located, said notch receiving the upper portion of the block.

SAMUEL M. RIDDICK. 

